Chapter 620: Transfer of Power from East to West
"Your Highness, there is no need to write a letter to embarrass Your Majesty. If such a big thing happens, someone must bear all the responsibility and anger."
Ma Su was shocked when he heard this and immediately spoke to persuade.
"Before launching the Heyin Incident, I had made the best preparations. If it comes time to kill someone to quell the anger of the world, I, Ma Su, will bear all the responsibilities!"
"No! Father, this man can't live without you!" Liu Xuan spoke decisively and made it clear.
"I would rather not take the position of prince, but I must keep my father-in-law!"
"Go, go, if you have such thoughts, you might as well think more about the future." Ma Di shook his head gently and said with a smile.
"Not everyone is willing to bear the world's anger and share your worries. As the prince, His Highness has to think more about the path he will take in the future."
"My father-in-law's words are wrong. Without my father-in-law, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to achieve this position." Liu Xuan shook his head gently and said with a wry smile.
He is not a fool. As the prince, his actual power is not much worse than that of Liu Chan. In the final analysis, he still has Ma Su's credit. If there was no Ma Su, as the prince, he would most likely have to study Confucianism in the East Palace before ascending the throne.
To put it bluntly, without Ma Su, the value of the prince would not be that great. The reason why he can supervise the country in Luoyang now is because Ma Di is the crown prince and tutor!
So whether it was for Ma Su or for himself, he had to keep Ma Su.
While Ma Su and Liu Xu were talking, a personal guard came in to report that the envoy from Chang'an had arrived. Master Ma Su and his disciples immediately came out to greet him and waited for the imperial edict to be read out.
Before the messenger came in, Ma Su could see Liu Xu's nervousness. He was really afraid that the people who came were to capture Ma Su, and in that case he would really lose a father-in-law.
Fortunately, the envoy who came had no intention of arresting Ma Su, but read the edict calmly.
In the edict, Liu Chan reprimanded Ma Di for his reckless behavior and his hasty actions. Although those aristocratic families are guilty of treason, their status should be petitioned to the court for ruling. What is the point of making such unauthorized decisions.
This sentence determined the matter. This was Luoyang's intention to rebel, but Ma Di discovered it and suppressed it with thunder. This already implies that all of Ma Su's actions are legal, but slightly excessive.
Finally, Liu Chan issued an edict to severely punish Ma Su for his transgression. In one breath, Ma Su's half-year bonus as a general was deducted!
This is the political situation of raising things high and putting them down gently, basically making it clear that Ma Su is going to be kept.
Liu Xuan was overjoyed at this, and her joy was beyond words. If the emperor's messenger hadn't been there, Liu Xuan would have jumped up with excitement.
But compared to Liu Xuan, Ma Di seemed a little calmer. Although this time he committed suicide and took the initiative to pass the knife to the court, there was no result, but Ma Su was not too disappointed.
There is no other reason, Ma Su is used to it...
From the beginning, Ma Su had no hope of succeeding in such a simple attempt to commit suicide.
Sure enough, it would be more reliable to end the troubled times as soon as possible, and then wait for his old injuries to relapse and die.
After appeasing Ma Su, the edict also brought a great gift to the East Palace.
"Because the governor of Jingzhou moved to be the governor of Yizhou, the prime minister returned to Chang'an. The imperial court ordered General Lou Chuan, and Tingwei Guan Xing to be the governor of Jingzhou, and he was subordinate to the East Palace Mansion to oversee the country!" The messenger finished reading the edict slowly, and said that from now on Jingzhou It will be under the control of the East Palace.
This was obviously Liu Chan's own idea. After Zhuge Liang returned to Chang'an, Jingzhou affairs had to be reported to him again. He didn't like this, so he simply included Jingzhou in the supervision of the East Palace.
However, Liu Chan's move to push for power also made Liu Xuan unhappy.
"What do you think I am? Do you think I am a coolie? I am the prince after all!" After the emperor's envoy left, Liu Xuan immediately went to Ma Su angrily and complained.
"No, I have to write a memorial to return Jingzhou back. I will never work another day for my father!"
"Tsk..." Seeing the prince's attitude, Ma Su couldn't laugh or cry.
Is this really a possible royal scene? The so-called most ruthless imperial family began to push each other for work.
If this were to be seen by future emperors, they would probably cry to death with envy.
But... maybe this is Ji Han's romance...
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While Ji and Han were pushing each other for power from east to west, Yecheng, the capital of Cao Wei, was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
At this moment, Sima Yi, who was the minister of Tuogu in Cao Wei, became extremely serious.
"So, in order to taint himself, Ma Su even went so far as to massacre scholars in Luoyang? Just to prove that he wanted to retire with the country?" Sima Yi frowned after reading the report from the school affairs office.
"How is this possible? Is Ma Su really not afraid of becoming the next Han Xin type? Doesn't he think about himself and his family at all?"
As an old artist, Sima Yi could not understand Ma Di's purpose at all. Your current status is enough for the royal family to be highly wary of you. If you suddenly do this, wouldn't you be offering the emperor a knife to kill you?
Is your Ma Su out of your mind?
"Not only that, but the emperor of Western Shu only issued an edict to reprimand him for his transgression, without any substantive punishment at all." The school affairs officer of the school affairs office nodded and continued to report to Sima Yi.
"Trash! Da Wei was defeated by such a group of political novices. He is really a trash." Sima Yi shook his head, but soon he suddenly laughed again.
"But this is fine. Once we sell this Wei Dynasty for a good price, our Sima family will be able to enter the Shu Han court like a fish in water."
The Sima family has a profound family background, and its members are all highly educated, and those who become officials are all political geniuses.
Sima Yi believed that with his family education, he would become the top person sooner or later when he entered the Jihan court!
However, before that...
Sima Yi looked at Cao Wei's current territory with a more solemn expression.
"How is the situation in Huainan? Zhao didn't let me down, did he?"
"Reporting to the master of the family, the Second Young Master has led his troops out of Shouchun. The army is divided into three groups and is approaching Dongxing!" Sima Yi's bodyguard handed over and reported to Sima Yi.
"Ni Wu's troops are not many, and the generals are all juniors. The old generals are basically dead. Their leader, Lu Kang, is only twenty years old and has no actual combat experience. The second young master wrote back and said that I have the advantage..."
"It's broken. I'm afraid this guy will be defeated..." Sima Yi was suddenly startled. After carefully studying the deployment, he slapped his thigh.
Dongxing has no obstacles to begin with, and it is Soochow's home court. Sima Zhao marched with such a big fanfare. If the Wu army suddenly attacked, he would probably be defeated this time!
"Quick! Send a letter to Xu Du's division and ask him to send troops to help quickly. If Dongxing is defeated, all my arrangements will be in chaos!"